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Skrivena Radost čekanja U Redu

Procjenjuje se da Amerikanci potroše oko 37 milijardi sati čekajući u redu svake godine, na naše individualno i kolektivno gađenje. Malo je stvari koje izazivaju toliko opće frustracije i bijesa kao dugi redovi i dugo vrijeme čekanja - mnogi od nas čak jedva čekaju da se učita tromi web preglednik.

Zapravo, prema informatičkom znanstveniku Rameshu Sitaramanu , korisnici Interneta mogu biti posebno nestrpljiva skupina. Njegovo istraživanje pokazalo je da smo spremni biti strpljivi, u prosjeku, dvije sekunde dok čekamo da se učita online video.

"Nakon pet sekundi, stopa napuštanja je 25 posto", rekao je Sitaraman za Boston Globe . "Kada dođete do 10 sekundi, pola je nestalo."

Želimo sve, i želimo to sada -- zbog čega smo stvorili aplikacije za smanjenje vremena čekanja koliko god je ljudski moguće od svakodnevnih svakodnevnih zadataka kao što su dostava hrane, prijevoz i plaćanje računa (pa čak i važnije arene, poput spojeva). Proždiremo članke s "lajf hakovima" koji štede vrijeme kako bismo se oslobodili 30 sekundi ovdje i pet minuta ondje dnevnog napornog rada.

Zašto onda toliko mrzimo čekanje? Prema istraživaču operacija s MIT-a i stručnjaku za linije Richardu Larsonu , zauzeto vrijeme djeluje kraće od nezauzetog vremena, tako da kada stojimo u dugom redu ili u čekaonici liječničke ordinacije, vrijeme se čini kao da se odugovlači. Čekanje može izazvati nestrpljenje, stres i tjeskobu, a zauzvrat tjeskoba također čini da se čekanje čini duljim .

"Dominantna cijena čekanja je emocionalna: stres, dosada, taj mučni osjećaj da nečiji život izmiče", napisao je Alex Stone u New York Timesu 2012. godine .

No, dok čekanje u redu može biti, u određenoj mjeri, urođeno dosadno, nema sumnje da nam je naš životni stil stalne zaposlenosti, multitaskinga i preopterećenosti informacijama dodatno otežao toleriranje praznog hoda. I naravno, mobilni uređaji i wifi omogućili su gotovo potpuno izbjegavanje vremena mirovanja. Navikli smo se na trenutačno zadovoljstvo, a svaka manje stimulativna situacija poziva nas da odmah izbacimo telefone kako bismo zaokupili mozak. Ova potreba za trenutnim zadovoljstvom i gubitak strpljenja doista je negativna nuspojava hiperpovezanosti, prema istraživanju Centra Pew .

Većina nas želi imati više mira i tišine u našim životima, a ipak ne koristimo brojne životne prilike da samo budemo mirni i vježbamo strpljenje. Nema bolje prilike nego kad čekamo -- kad tako često vadimo svoje telefone i bavimo se porukama, e-poštom, Candy Crushom, Spotifyjem ili Twitterom. Ali što ako bismo pozdravili ove besposlene, luksuzno duge međutrenutke kao prilike za jednostavno čekanje ?

Na japanskom postoji koncept poznat kao ma , koji se odnosi na jaz, stanku ili negativni prostor između stvari. Izraz se općenito koristi u kontekstu zen estetike, ali također je korisna konstrukcija kada se radi o tome kako razmišljamo o trošenju vremena. Neizbježna životna razdoblja čekanja možemo iskoristiti kao trenutke ma -- načina za stvaranje mirnih točaka u našim svjetovima koji se stalno okreću.

Sljedeći put kad čekate u redu, pokušajte malo pažljivije čekati i vidite kako ćete se osjećati. Nakon što prestane trzaj vaše ruke dok posežete prema telefonu, mogli biste uživati ​​u trenutku opuštanja.

Evo devet stvari koje možete učiniti dok čekate, a koje ne uključuju besmisleno provjeravanje telefona:

- Nasmiješite se strancu

- Vježbajte meditaciju "prizora i zvukova", čistite svoje misli i jednostavno usmjeravate svoju punu svijest na vizualne i slušne podražaje u vašem trenutnom okruženju.

- Neka netko tko je u žurbi reže ispred tebe.

- Napravite mentalni popis stvari na kojima ste zahvalni.

- Duboko udahni.

- Tiho ponovite mantru za unutarnji dio .

- Sanjarenje.

- Pošaljite lijepu misao nekome koga volite.

- Čitaj knjigu

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Dianne Jun 6, 2023
IN the past I noticed that if I closed my eyes I would almost immediately go to a peaceful place. I would listen to white noise or nature depending on where I was. I had learned transcendental meditation years ago and the idea is to let thoughts come and go and after a while there was just a kind of void and then peace
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Sister Marilyn May 31, 2023
I love this! So many chances to send silent blessings or verbal affirmation to others while waiting. My favorite opportunities are the post office line, the grocery line, and the traffic "long red light" line. My most challenging opportunities are the dreaded "on hold" lines; am still working on my attitude there....
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Paula Schneider May 31, 2023
My sweet husband, a Unity minister and observer of all things beautiful, crossed over in January. As I go back through his lessons, I am reminded often of how many times he used the example of standing in line in his lessons. He would say, "We always have a choice," and would advise students to use the time to remember that everyone in the store is a child of God and reflect on that and smile. When it was just the two of us standing in line, he would whisper in my ear, "This is a great opportunity for the two of us to be together." He also said the same thing when we waited in the car, either in heavy traffic, or while waiting for the light to change. These thoughts would usually bring me back to center. His wisdom was deep and profound, so now I listen for it in my quiet time, and when I have ears to hear, I hear. Now he is teaching and learning in the realms of higher consciousness. Remember, he says, you are a child of God, precious and whole at all times.
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Gabriela May 31, 2023
I find waiting in line a great time to practice saying my mantram. Time just disappears.
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Kristin Pedemonti May 31, 2023
PS. In the Before Times I sometimes would get out small bottles of bubbles and start blowing them while waiting in line at grocery store or doctors office waiting rooms and I would share lil bottles with people around me♡
Here's to the Japanese concept of Ma♡
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Kristin Pedemonti May 31, 2023
So much Yes to the value of idle time waiting and being present to the surroundings rather than glued to a screen in one's hand.
So many Human face to face moments can then unfold and ripple♡
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Robert Peruzzi May 31, 2023
Having a longer than usual wait this morning I whipped out my phone and read this nice article, as a start, planning to move on to reading some other posts. I'll go for ma instead for now.
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Joe Hughes May 31, 2023
How is Detroit today, Rob?
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Love Happy Notes Jun 9, 2014

I've had some great conversations with 'strangers' while standing in line; wonderful stories of about their life, family, holidays...

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lwwarfel Jun 6, 2014

While waiting in line for the bathroom, my granddaughter organized a reading group for her preschool friends who were waiting with her. Now, she reads them a story while they're waiting!

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Kathleen Jun 6, 2014

I spend a lot of time at home, alone, so waiting in line gives me an opportunity to interact with others -- whether they want to or not :o) I end up talking to friendly people and have a good time "in line" (not the point of the article) but I remember one particularly long wait (10 mins?) and some people were getting testy. I remember saying to the woman I was speaking to, but I said it loudly, "In the grand scheme of things, if this is the worst thing that happens to us today, we are doing pretty well . . . Think about it. Some people have babies with cancer." And many people smiled at me and nodded, yes.

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Kristin Pedemonti Jun 6, 2014

Bravo! Here's to BEING! Enjoyed the tips, thank you. A bit of perspective too, though we feel like we wait a lot in the US, if one has traveled to anywhere in the developing world or even to other cultures where time is viewed differently, we hardly wait at all here. :)

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Dianne Jun 6, 2023
Also, it is suggested that the waiting moments can be spent in prayer or relections to god